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The WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism

A Developing Country Perspective

  • Offers a multidisciplinary approach to the Dispute Settlement System

  • Brings together legal scholars and political scientists with a “developing country” reference and perspective

  • Approaches the topic from the perspective of individuals deeply involved in the scholarly production as well as the daily operation of the System – from a private, public and international standpoint

  • Includes contributions from academics in the fields of International Economic Law, International Relations, and Political Science, diplomats, individuals engaged in legal private practice and those affiliated with the WTO as well as WTO-related think tanks

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Introduction

    • Alberto do Amaral Júnior, Luciana Maria de Oliveira Sá Pires, Cristiane Lucena Carneiro
    Pages 1-14
  3. Substantive Matters

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
    2. WTO as a Self-Limited Regime: The Case of Article XX of GATT

      • Alberto do Amaral Júnior, Cynthia Kramer
      Pages 69-82
    3. WTO Case Law on TBT and SPS: It Is Time to Review Some Concepts

      • Vera Thorstensen, Andreia Costa Vieira
      Pages 99-126
    4. Are ISO/IEC Rules the Odds Out of the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement?

      • Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin, Marina Yoshimi Takitani
      Pages 127-144
    5. Alternative Dispute Resolution and the WTO

      • Cristiane Lucena Carneiro
      Pages 145-162
    6. Sequencing: Ad Hoc Solutions to a Systemic Problem

      • Vera Kanas Grytz, Carolina Jezler Müller
      Pages 191-202
    7. The Interpretive Technique of the WTO Appellate Body

      • Carla Amaral de Andrade Junqueira
      Pages 203-213
    8. The Dispute Settlement Body and the GATS

      • Fernanda Manzano Sayeg
      Pages 215-226
  4. WTO Cases and Conflicts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 227-227

About this book

This book offers a multidisciplinary approach to the Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM) by bringing together contributions from legal scholars and political scientists. Most of the authors belong to a tightly knit legal epistemic community, trained at the University of São Paulo and at the top-ranked research and policy centers on WTO law in Europe.


Presenting a novel and unique perspective on the DSM, it provides an analysis of current themes at the heart of the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism through the lenses of scholars with a “developing country” perspective.


Focusing on assessment, substance, and process, it presents a three-fold approach to the analysis and offers a singular contribution to the scholarly literature on the WTO. 


The book discusses the topic from the viewpoint of individuals deeply involved in the scholarly production as well as the daily operation of the mechanism. The contributors include academics in the fields of international economic law and political science, diplomats, individuals engaged in legal private practice, and individuals affiliated with the WTO as well as WTO-related think tanks. The result is a balanced perspective on pressing issues that have arisen and that are likely to remain at the center of the scholarly and policy debate for years to come.



Editors and Affiliations

  • International and Compared Law, University of São Paulo Law School, São Paulo, Brazil

    Alberto do Amaral Júnior

  • University of São Paulo Law School, São Paulo, Brazil

    Luciana Maria de Oliveira Sá Pires

  • International Relations Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Cristiane Lucena Carneiro

About the editors

Alberto do Amaral Júnior, University of São Paulo, Brazil

Luciana Maria de Oliveira Sá Pires, University of São Paulo, Brazil


Cristiane Lucena Carneiro, University of ão Paulo, Brazil

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eBook USD 149.00
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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